“We fished Benitos, Guadalupe and the albacore,” said Fleck at Fisherman’s Landing.

Jim Tagliere of Studio City won first place, for an 81.5-pound yellowfin. “I got it on a chunk of squid,” he said, adding that he used a 6/0 Eagle Claw hook, 50-pound Big Game line, a Penn 15KG reel and a Calstar 6470 rod.

Chartermaster Patrick Gallagher won second place, for a 77.6-pounder, and Gary Obermeier of Ventura was third, for a 70-pound Guadalupe Island yellowfin.

Brothers Second, Third

“The guys wanted to go to San Martin, so we didn’t spend the whole time on the albacore grounds,” said Vagabond skipper Mike Lackey September 15, after a three-day trip.

The albacore in the catch were more of the jumbo models anglers have grown used to this season.

Brian Kolb won first place for a 44.75-pounder. He said he got his best albacore ever on a sardine and a 2/0 Eagle Claw hook, with 30-pound Soft Steel line, a Penn 500 reel and a Seeker 670 rod. He said the fight went 20 minutes.